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The Dropout Dilemma

Number 19333
Subject Education
Source Education Week
State None
Year 2001
Publication Date February 7, 2001
Summary States, school districts and federal researchers may all use different methods and definitions to tally up how many students have dropped out of high school and the results can vary enormously--which is why high school dropout numbers can be notoriously unreliable.
Category General
Pages 5
Keywords dropouts;high school dropout rate;research;methodology
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